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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 609 ratings — published
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The Language of the Night: Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy The Language of the Night: Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 2,271 ratings — published 1979
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Struwwelpeter: Fearful Stories and Vile Pictures to Instruct Good Little Folks Struwwelpeter: Fearful Stories and Vile Pictures to Instruct Good Little Folks (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 1,330 ratings — published 1845
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Native American Spiritualism: An Exploration of Indigenous Beliefs and Cultures (Mystic Traditions) Native American Spiritualism: An Exploration of Indigenous Beliefs and Cultures (Mystic Traditions)
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avg rating 4.01 — 90 ratings — published
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Women, Madness and Spiritualism (History of Feminism) 2-Vol Women, Madness and Spiritualism (History of Feminism) 2-Vol
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2003
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The Ashgate Research Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism and the Occult The Ashgate Research Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism and the Occult (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.60 — 5 ratings — published 2012
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The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.24 — 13,049 ratings — published 2021
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White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 2,389 ratings — published 2021
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The Whole Woman The Whole Woman (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 1,034 ratings — published 1999
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Living a Feminist Life Living a Feminist Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 3,303 ratings — published 2017
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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 63,720 ratings — published 2020
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Gender Performance and Spatial Negotiation in the Neo-Victorian Novel Gender Performance and Spatial Negotiation in the Neo-Victorian Novel (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2014
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Neo-Victorianism on Screen: Postfeminism and Contemporary Adaptations of Victorian Women Neo-Victorianism on Screen: Postfeminism and Contemporary Adaptations of Victorian Women (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 2017
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Neo-Victorianism and the Memory of Empire Neo-Victorianism and the Memory of Empire (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published 2012
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Neo-Victorianism: The Victorians in the Twenty-First Century, 1999-2009 Neo-Victorianism: The Victorians in the Twenty-First Century, 1999-2009 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 13 ratings — published 2010
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Spiritualism and Women's Writing: From the Fin de Siècle to the Neo-Victorian Spiritualism and Women's Writing: From the Fin de Siècle to the Neo-Victorian (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 9 ratings — published 2009
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Haunting and Spectrality in Neo-Victorian Fiction: Possessing the Past Haunting and Spectrality in Neo-Victorian Fiction: Possessing the Past (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 10 ratings — published 2010
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The Cultural Studies Reader The Cultural Studies Reader (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 196 ratings — published 1993
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From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,476 ratings — published 1994
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Bodies of Tomorrow: Technology, Subjectivity, Science Fiction Bodies of Tomorrow: Technology, Subjectivity, Science Fiction (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 36 ratings — published 2007
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Disability Theory (Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability) Disability Theory (Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability)
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avg rating 4.35 — 169 ratings — published 2008
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Technology and Identity in Young Adult Fiction: The Posthuman Subject (Critical Approaches to Children's Literature) Technology and Identity in Young Adult Fiction: The Posthuman Subject (Critical Approaches to Children's Literature)
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avg rating 4.40 — 15 ratings — published 2014
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Cyborgs and Barbie Dolls: Feminism, Popular Culture and the Posthuman Body Cyborgs and Barbie Dolls: Feminism, Popular Culture and the Posthuman Body (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.62 — 37 ratings — published 2007
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.53 — 41,146 ratings — published 1984
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The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 25,800 ratings — published 1976
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Fantasy and the Real World in British Children's Literature: The Power of Story Fantasy and the Real World in British Children's Literature: The Power of Story (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.00 — 5 ratings — published 2014
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The Routledge Companion to Children's Literature The Routledge Companion to Children's Literature (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 26 ratings — published 2010
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The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 1,758 ratings — published 2004
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My Life on the Road My Life on the Road (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 36,646 ratings — published 2015
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Fantastic Metamorphoses, Other Worlds: Ways of Telling the Self Fantastic Metamorphoses, Other Worlds: Ways of Telling the Self (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 101 ratings — published 2002
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Signs and Wonders: Essays on Literature and Culture Signs and Wonders: Essays on Literature and Culture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 18 ratings — published 2003
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The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 441 ratings — published 1993
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Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children's Literature Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children's Literature (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 372 ratings — published 1990
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Monuments and Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form Monuments and Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 96 ratings — published 1985
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Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 497 ratings — published 1976
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 458 ratings — published 1998
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Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 933 ratings — published 2002
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The Witch Must Die: The Hidden Meaning of Fairy Tales The Witch Must Die: The Hidden Meaning of Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 714 ratings — published 1999
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Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 411 ratings — published 1981
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The Cambridge Companion to Fairy Tales (Cambridge Companions to Literature) The Cambridge Companion to Fairy Tales (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
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avg rating 3.67 — 33 ratings — published 2014
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The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.82 — 328 ratings — published 2012
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The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 46 ratings — published 2010
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Relentless Progress Relentless Progress (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 15 ratings — published 2008
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Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.82 — 320 ratings — published 2009
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Happily Ever After Happily Ever After (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 87 ratings — published
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Sticks and Stones: The Troublesome Success of Children's Literature from Slovenly Peter to Harry Potter Sticks and Stones: The Troublesome Success of Children's Literature from Slovenly Peter to Harry Potter (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.40 — 98 ratings — published 2002
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When Dreams Came True: Classical Fairy Tales and Their Tradition When Dreams Came True: Classical Fairy Tales and Their Tradition (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 93 ratings — published 1998
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Victorian Fairy Tales: The Revolt of the Fairies and Elves Victorian Fairy Tales: The Revolt of the Fairies and Elves (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 92 ratings — published 1984
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Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 864 ratings — published 1974
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Beauty and the Beast and Other Classic French Fairy Tales Beauty and the Beast and Other Classic French Fairy Tales (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 424 ratings — published 1989
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